Hendecasyllabic, Hendecasyllable

[Greek hendeka, and syllabe, a syllable.] (Pros.) A verse of eleven syllables. The Latin hendecasyllabic, of which the principal examples are left to us from the pen of Catullus, consists of a spondee, dactyl, and three trochees Pa er deliciæ meæ puella. The Italian heroic verse, and those of England and Germany, when increased by the addition of a final short syllable, are iambic hendecasyllabics. The license of adding an eleventh syllable (and sometimes also a twelfth) is more frequently admi ible in English dramatic than epic versification. Henderson, in Georgia , a post-village of Houston co. Hen'derson, in Illinois , a W. co., adjoining Iowa; area , about 380 sq. m. Rivers . Mi i ippi and Henderson rivers, and Honey and Ellis on creeks. Surface , undulating; soil , fertile. Cap . Oquawka. Pop . (1890) 9,876. -A post-village and township of Knox co. Hen'derson, in Iowa , a post-village of Mills co. Henderson, in Kentucky , a W. co., adjoining Indiana; area , about 472 sq. m. Rivers. Ohio and Green rivers, besides some smaller streams. Surface , uneven; soil, fertile. Cap . Henderson. Pop . (1890) 29,536. -A thriving city and R.R. center, cap. of Henderson co., on Ohio river, 12 m. below Evansville, Ind. Pop . (1897) about 11,200. Henderson, in Minnesota , a post-borough and township, cap. of Sibley co., on the Minnesota river, about 55 m. S.W. of St. Paul. Pop . (1895) 1,006, Henderson, in Mi ouri , a post-village of Webster co. Hen'derson, in North Carolina , a S.W. co., adjoining South Carolina; area , about 360 sq. m. Rivers . French Broad river, and some smaller streams. Surface , mountainous, the Blue Ridge bounding it on the S.E.; soil , in some parts fertile. County -town, Hendersonville. Pop . (1890) 12,580. -An important town, cap. of Vance co., on S. A. L. and Southern R.Rs., 44 m. N.E. of Raleigh; an extensive tobacco market. Pop . (1890) 4,191. Henderson, in New York , a post-village and township of Jefferson co., on Lake Ontario, about 6 m. S.W. of Sackett's Harbor. Henderson, in Penna ., a post-village of Mercer co. Henderson, in Tenne ee , a W. central co.; area, about 530 sq. m. Rivers . Beach and Big Sandy rivers. Surface , level; soil , fertile. Cap . Lexington. Pop . 16,336. Hen'derson, in Texas , a N.E. co.; area , about 960 sq. Rivers. Neches and Trinity rivers. Surface , gener ally level; soil , fertile. Cap . Athens. Pop . 13,285. -A post-town, cap. of Rusk co., on I. & Gr. Nor. R.R., 40 m. S. W. of Marshall. Pop . (1890) 1,536. m. of Jefferson co., on Hungry Bay, an arm of Lake Ontario, about 60 m. N. of Syracuse. (See HENDERSON, in N.Y. ) Henderson's Cro Roads, in Tenne ee , a post office of Wilson co. Henderson Springs, in Tenne ee, a post-village of Sevier co. Henderson Station, in Tenn., a P. O. of Madison co. Hen'dersonville, in North Carolina, a post-town, cap. of Henderson co., 21 m. S.E. of Asheville. Hendersonville, in Pennsylvania , a village of Mercer co., about 12 m. É.N.E. of Mercer. Hendersonville, in S. C. , a post-vill. of Collet on co. Hendersonville, in Tenne ee , a post-village of Sumner co., about 16 m. N.E. of Nashville.